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SCORE
MANCHESTER, N.H. - A header goal off a corner
kick by sophomore P.J. Burnette (Brunswick, Maine)
with 6:41 remaining in double overtime lifted third-seeded Southern
New Hampshire University to a 1-0 win over No. 2 seed Wilmington
University in the second round of the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer
Championship East Regional Saturday at Larkin Field. The
Penmen, who improved to 14-4-3 overall, advance to the national
quarterfinals for the eighth time in program history, and first
since 2002, while the Wildcats see their season come to a close at
19-3-1 overall. Wilmington also saw a 16-game unbeaten streak
snapped with the loss.
Southern New Hampshire must wait
until Sunday to learn its next opponent, as it will face the winner
of Sunday's East Region semifinal between top-seeded Le Moyne
College and fifth-seeded Franklin Pierce University. If Le
Moyne wins, the Penmen would be headed to Syracuse, N.Y. next
weekend, while a Raven victory would have SNHU hosting the game
next Saturday (November 21) at 1:00 pm.
The Penmen would convert on their
sixth corner kick of the contest. Mike Adam
(Ludlow, Mass.) lifted a right-to-left corner kick into the box
that found the head of Burnette in the middle of the box, past
Wilmington keeper Duhan Malali. Burnette headed home the
point-blank opportunity for his fourth goal of the season.
Southern New Hampshire carried play
for much of the contest, outshooting Wilmington 15-4 in the second
half and the two overtime sessions and 19-7 overall. Penmen
goalkeeper Joey Kapinos (Ludlow, Mass.) registered
his second straight shutout by making one save, while Malali turned
aside six shots for the Wildcats.
The Penmen had five players named
to the sub-Regional All-Tournament Team. Adrian
Schippers (Ashby, Mass.) was named the Outstanding
Offensive Player, while Richard Kentish (Kingston,
Jamaica) was the Outstanding Defensive Player. Burnette,
Kapinos and Marc Goulet (Plainville, Conn.) were
also named to the team. Sargbah Tarpeh, Fatoma Turay, Dave
Dease and Tony DiVirgilio were selected to the team from
Wilmington, while Southern Connecticut's Germain Delage and Jeremy
Tavares were also named to the squad.
